Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

George Roy Hill

Writer:

William Goldman (written by)

Release Date:

24 October 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Western

Tagline:

Just for the fun of it!

Plot:

Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close.

Plot Keywords:

Bolivia | Posse | Train | Prostitute | Explosion

Awards:

Won 4 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Paul Newman	...	Butch Cassidy
Robert Redford	...	The Sundance Kid
Katharine Ross	...	Etta Place
Strother Martin	...	Percy Garris
Henry Jones	...	Bike Salesman
Jeff Corey	...	Sheriff Bledsoe
George Furth	...	Woodcock
Cloris Leachman	...	Agnes
Ted Cassidy	...	Harvey Logan
Kenneth Mars	...	Marshal
Donnelly Rhodes	...	Macon
Jody Gilbert	...	Large Woman Train Passenger
Timothy Scott	...	News Carver
Don Keefer	...	Fireman
Charles Dierkop	...	Flat Nose Curry
Pancho Córdova	...	Bank Manager (as Francisco Cordova)
Nelson Olmsted	...	Photographer (as Nelson Olmstead)
Paul Bryar	...	Card Player #1
Sam Elliott	...	Card Player #2
Charles Akins	...	Bank Teller
Eric Sinclair	...	Tiffany's Salesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Douglas Bank	...	Citizen (uncredited)
Larry Barton	...	Citizen (uncredited)
Rico Cattani	...	Bank Guard (uncredited)
José Chávez	...	Bolivian police commander (uncredited)
Dave Dunlop	...	Gunman (uncredited)
Jill Hall	...	Minor Role (uncredited)
Percy Helton	...	Sweetface (uncredited)
Buck Holland	...	Posse member (uncredited)
Jack Isbell	...	Posseman (uncredited)
Enrique Lucero	...	Guard in the 1st Bolivian bank (uncredited)
Jorge Russek	...	Bolivian army officer (uncredited)

Directed by
George Roy Hill

Writing credits
William Goldman		(written by)

Produced by
John Foreman	....	producer
Paul Monash	....	executive producer
Paul Newman	....	co-executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Burt Bacharach

Cinematography by
Conrad L. Hall		(director of photography) (as Conrad Hall)

Film Editing by
John C. Howard
Richard C. Meyer

Art Direction by
Philip M. Jefferies		(as Philip Jefferies)
Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration by
Chester L. Bayhi
Walter M. Scott

Makeup Department
Edith Lindon	....	hair stylist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)
Jay Sebring	....	hair designer: Paul Newman (uncredited)

Production Management
Lloyd Anderson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steven Bernhardt	....	assistant director
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director (as Michael Moore)

Sound Department
David Dockendorf	....	sound (as David E. Dockendorf)
William Edmondson	....	sound (as William E. Edmondson)

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special photographic effects
Art Cruickshank	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited)
M. James Arnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eldon Burke	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt	....	stunts (uncredited)
Steven Chambers	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Matt Connors	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bill Couch	....	stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	....	stunt double: Paul Newman (uncredited)
Howard Curtis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Finnegan	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunt double: Robert Redford (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Lerner	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ben Miller	....	stunts (uncredited)
Danny Sands	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Smith	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Norm Stephens	....	stunts (uncredited)
Fred Zendar	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Lawrence Schiller	....	special still photographer
Harold E. Wellman	....	photographer: second unit
Earl L. Clark	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Thomas Del Ruth	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Dave Friedman	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Harry Sundby	....	chief electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana Wilson	....	key costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Hugh K. Cummings	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Burt Bacharach	....	conductor
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Leo Shuken	....	orchestrator
Bob Bain	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (uncredited)
Jim Martell	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert Crawford Jr.	....	dialogue coach
John Neuhart	....	graphic montage
Ron Preissman	....	assistant to producer
Lynn A. Aber	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Stanley Bielecki	....	publicity and marketing (uncredited)
'Chema' Hernandez	....	head wrangler: Mexico (uncredited)
Annabelle King	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Arvo Ojala	....	gun coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Campanile Productions (produced by)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1969) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1976) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (1995) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• CBS/Fox (198?) (Argentina) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Magnetic Video (198?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox (199?) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• CBS/Fox Video (199?) (Japan) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (1995) (USA) (VHS) (pan/scan)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (USA) (DVD) (special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (2-disc special edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Encore Entertainment (19??) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Encore (UK) (laserdisc)
• Fox Video (199?) (USA) (VHS) (laserdisc)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD) (special edition)

Other Companies

• Glenn Advertising  main title
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color | Black and White (Sepiatone)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Norway:12 (video rating) (1983) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2000) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) (re-rating) (2000) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Norway:16 (1969) | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG (1974 re-release) | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Campanile Productions

Trivia:

Sam Elliott's feature film debut.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: While the second train robbery is taking place, the Pinkertons arrive on the special train. The shot of the special train engine coming to a stop right in front of the camera was obviously filmed with the engine starting close to the camera and backing up, then the shot was run in reverse. Notice the steam is returning to the engine instead of coming out of it.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Butch Cassidy: What happened to the old bank? It was beautiful.
Guard: People kept robbing it.
Butch Cassidy: Small price to pay for beauty.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Raquel! (1970) (TV)

Soundtrack:

RAINDROPS KEEP FALLIN' ON MY HEAD

"For a Moment There I Thought We Were In Trouble"

This is a great movie all around. It's a great Western, it's a great comedy, it's a great action, and it's a great drama. George Roy Hill did an excellent job with this movie. Paul Newman is one of my favorite actors, and who doesn't like Robert Redford? I just recently saw this movie and I was very pleased when it was over. They also managed to make this an accurate depiction, because, like the tagline states, for the most part, it's true.

Paul Newman and Robert Redford do outstanding jobs as Butch and Sundance. They have make a great team, and it's fun to watch them rob trains and banks, and narrowly escape from the Pinkerton Posse. This movie also has great performances. The two actors make you like Butch and Sundance, and you want them to escape.

I also thought it was interesting when I learned that the real Hole In The Wall Gang (besides Butch and Sundance)would soon become the Wild Bunch, or so I'm told. I find this movie a total enjoyment and can be enjoyed by anyone. I think that even the most shrill person can find things they like about this movie, so check it out, because it is and always will be a classic! 10/10